What safeguards have been put in place to ensure that the present work of decommissioning Dounreay cannot lead to further disturbance and release of radioactive particles into the environment?
A new low level liquid waste treatment system was installed in 1990. This system provides improved particulate settlement and includes a final filtration stage. Other facilities, known to contain particles, are being isolated from the environment as part of the decommissioning process. It is highly unlikely that there is a continuing release of particles from the site today. The shaft has been isolated from the environment and work is well underway to consider how to seal the old diffuser chamber to ensure that these potential routes can be completely ruled out. Areas where large numbers of particles are concentrated such as waste facilities will be emptied and the waste conditioned for placement in engineered containment.
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